petronoia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fear and/or paranoia due to the economics of oil and petroleum.

Word forms

petronoia

Etymology

Coined by Ben Brockwell, editor-in-chief of the Oil Price Information Service. Blend of petroleum + paranoia.

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